Luke Garner, an illegal third child, tries to fit into life where the government rules. They make a law that third children are not allowed, because of food shortage. That means all the third children have to hide, and if the Population Police ever find them, they would be dead. Luke's neighbor, Mr. Talbot, a Population Police who is secretly giving Third Children fake I.D.'s and helping them along their back, helps Luke by sending him to a school called "Hendrick's School of Boys" designed to hide illegal third children. Luke misses his home, and he starts to make a garden because his parents made a garden at his house. One day, while Luke goes outside to check on his garden, he sees that it is ruined. He then hears voices so he hides behind a tree. There comes a boy who picked on Luke, called "Jackal Boy", and soon Luke becomes "friends" with Jackal Boy (Jason). Then he learns that Jason is making a way to help Third Children. Luke feels this is his chance to help Jen, a former friend of his. Jen was also an illegal third child, but she was killed when she tried to protest for third child rights. Soon after befriending Jason he soon realizes that is a spy working for the Population Police. He is trying to gain their trust and real name only to turn them in. luke himself is also a third child so when Mr. Talbot turns him in he is sentenced to death. Luke then turns the school into an agricultural school, with the help of the principal.
Luke Garner, an illegal third child, tries to fit into life where the government rules. They make a law that third children are not allowed, because of food shortage. That means all the third children have to hide, and if the Population Police ever find them, they would be dead. Luke's neighbor, Mr. Talbot, a Population Police who is secretly giving Third Children fake I.D.'s and helping them along their back, helps Luke by sending him to a school called "Hendrick's School of Boys" designed to hide illegal third children. Luke misses his home, and he starts to make a garden because his parents made a garden at his house. One day, while Luke goes outside to check on his garden, he sees that it is ruined. He then hears voices so he hides behind a tree. There comes a boy who picked on Luke, called "Jackal Boy", and soon Luke becomes "friends" with Jackal Boy (Jason). Then he learns that Jason is making a way to help Third Children. Luke feels this is his chance to help Jen, a former friend of his. Jen was also an illegal third child, but she was killed when she tried to protest for third child rights. Soon after befriending Jason he soon realizes that is a spy working for the Population Police. He is trying to gain their trust and real name only to turn them in. luke himself is also a third child so when Mr. Talbot turns him in he is sentenced to death. Luke then turns the school into an agricultural school, with the help of the principal.